I took one of those silly tests today to determine my right-brain vs. left-brain balance. It asked lots of curious questions that seemed of no significance, until I saw the results:
Yes - I am right-brain driven, 55% over my left-brain (my poor left side only works 45% of the time!)
Anyway, all it did was confirm that I really do enjoy thinking outside of the box - often doing these things in some solitary setting, picturing the outcome clearly before I begin.
I've had a series of "inventive" moments the past few weeks. I can only describe them as: an overwhelming desire to dig into a project, at the expense of everything else, including food.
Here is a toy from my children's toddler days and redesigned into a working, musical instrument/wall hanging. This was once a xylophone that used to rest on a foam rubber mat and was played by a toy wooden mallot. The chime sound was delightful and it (and the nostalgia) has lived in our attic for over 35 years. I had my husband drill some holes in each pipe; I then strung them with fishing line to permit the sound to resonate, and hung them from an interesting tree limb. It actually plays music, and can be used as a dinner bell.......or anything else you can play within an octave.

I was practicing "green" way before the term was invented, so recycling is nothing new to me. In the winter, I feed
the birds fat drippings that I have saved in plastic containers all year.
I've been trying to come up with a way to scrape the saved suet into an outdoor container when the time comes.....and here is this week's invention.
Rinsed out tuna cans make the perfect container, nailed to another interesting tree limb (for the reality factor), and hanging from a sturdy eye hook. It took about 15 minutes for the chickadees to notice this and start visiting their new triple-decker deli. I like quick successes. Ahhh, I do LOVE the 55% of me.